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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 694 (3) Armed to the Teeth

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    July 3, 1918 9:4 Woodland on the Kharkov River, fifteen kilometers northeast of Kharkov

    "Battal Commander! Battalion Commander! The Ukrainians sent a battalion of cavalry to search this way! There are probably more cavalry. The company commander asked me to come over and ask for instructions whether to fight or withdraw?" The platoon leader, as the leading soldier, came with a  The soldier, dressed in camouflage, rolled from a semi-dry ditch to Tao Dayong, the commander of the 1st Armored Battalion of the Armored Regiment. He was covered in mud and water and looked slightly nervous. The two soldiers behind him were also hugging him tightly.  M1 Garand riding rifle in my arms, heavy breathing, fastest update, all text typed by hand

    This is a semi-dry shallow ravine about 1 meter to the west of the forest trail. Nearly nine soldiers from the 1st and 3rd platoons of the 1st Battalion of the Chinese Lu Huanyan Armored Regiment are hiding in the gully. 1 meter to the east is  On the road in the forest that has been trampled by countless people throughout the ages, Fei Hongju, commander of the 1st Armored Company, led more than 4 soldiers from the sharp knife platoon to crawl near a bush less than meters away from the road.  Meters to the southeast of the road is the warning position of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division. Battalion Commander Tao Dayong looked through the telescope and could vaguely see about a battalion of Ukrainian cavalry carefully walking along the forest road and meters on both sides.  The distance is like pulling a net to search north.

    "Damn it! The opponent is a cavalry. No matter how fast we retreat, we can't outrun the four-legged war horses. We can't just let this Ukrainian cavalry battalion break into the northern position. Otherwise, the regiment leader will think that I, Tao Dayong, is approaching here.  How could the reconnaissance team be captured and taken prisoner by the other party without a trace?" Tao Dayong couldn't avoid the other party's search, let alone just put the other party's cavalry in front of the regiment leader. More importantly, this guy was holding back his energy.  We have to catch the opponent off guard, show off the skills of the 1st Armored Battalion, and put these many Ukrainian cavalry in front of the main force of the regiment. The credit is not ours!

    "Correspondent!" Tao Dayong pushed the helmet on his forehead, turned around and roared in a low voice.

    "Battal Commander, I'm here!" Xiao Mu, the squad leader of the battalion communications squad, crawled over from the side, "What are your instructions?"

    "Take a soldier to retreat north and tell the regiment commander that we encountered an enemy cavalry search force 3 kilometers southeast of the regiment position. Now we are convinced that the opponent is at least a division position. Our position is probably on the west side of the opponent's junction. I have decided  Now lead the 1st company to block the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry on the spot. If the enemy's main force comes out, I will lead them to the west to lure the enemy out. Ask the regiment commander to lead the main force over from the north quickly. I will be late and wait for the 18th Japanese Infantry Regiment.  Once the team comes up, there will be no place for us to drink and eat meat!¡±

    Before Tao Dayong finished speaking, Fan Yijun, attached to the 1st Armored Company who was lying next to him, couldn't help but remind him, "Batalion Commander, we are only one company, the enemy's cavalry opposite is only one battalion, and the enemy on the east side of the road is at least one division.  If there is a real fight in our position, you are not going to lead our number 1 brothers to fight with others, are you?"

    "Shut up, the enemy is panicking now. What's wrong with me leading a company? Now we are chasing the enemy and escaping. I lead a company and still beat Ya Ting. Now the enemy is overt and we are hiding, and the opponent's cavalry has a big target. Waiting for the attack  I can overturn half of the opponent's troops without charging. If I don't kill the cavalry, how can you outrun the other's four legs by just withdrawing two legs? What would be worse if the opponent's cavalry discovers the position of the main force of the regiment? That's it, something went wrong.  I'm the battalion commander, so you can just lead Platoon and Platoon 3! Give me my order, no one will do anything to embarrass our 1st Battalion of the Armored Regiment, I won't spare him!"

    "Yes! Got it! Platoon and 3rd Platoon are ready to fight. The platoon's mortars and machine guns are all deployed. Quick! Pay attention to concealment!" Fan Yijun, attached to the 1st Armored Company, did not dare to be vague. He turned his head and looked at himself and the other side while lying on the ground.  The battalion commander's soldiers roared.

    "Battal Commander, I'll go then! Don't worry, I will definitely find the regiment commander and get the main force to come over as soon as possible to ensure the completion of the mission!" Xiao Mu, the battalion communications squad leader, lay on the ground and quickly repeated Tao Dayong's words verbatim.  After giving the order, he turned around and called a soldier in the squad. The three-person team crawled out backwards. After walking for more than ten meters, they quickly got up and crouched, taking advantage of the cover of trees and shrubs and grass, and headed 3 meters north.  The main force of the regiment was removed from its position kilometers away.

    "First Platoon Commander, go back and tell your company commander that he should lead the first platoon to retreat to the west after the fighting begins. Yes, lead the enemy cavalry to the west first without exposing too much firepower. After we start fighting from behind, you can return.  Full body blocking fire, let's make dumplings for the opponent's cavalry battalion. If I don't start the fight, your 1st platoon will just use squads as groups to cover and retreat to the west. Do you understand?" Tao Dayong stared at the group closely.  said the platoon leader.

    "Understood! Battalion Commander, just watch. Although our armored vehicles and Humvees are blocked in this forest, I don't think the opponent's cavalry can run even if they try to race. In the end, the Ukrainians on horseback suffered a big loss! 1st Platoon  Promise to complete the mission, and after the battalion commander starts fighting, we will go back and make dumplings for the other cavalry battalion!" A platoon leader lay on the ground and gave an awkward military salute to the battalion commander Tao Dayong next to him.He turned around and led the two soldiers back to the lurking position of the sharp knife platoon, rolling and crawling.

    According to the regular establishment of the Chinese Armored Regiment, the armored company has one armored fighting vehicle and company squad at the company headquarters, leaving three platoons, each with three wheeled armored fighting vehicles, each carrying a one-man infantry squad. In addition,  The fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicle crew consists of four members, one driver and one driver, and one driver and one shooter each with the M Browning large-caliber heavy machine gun.  When dismounting for combat, the one-man infantry squad carried is used as infantry.

    The vehicle-mounted infantry squad of the Chinese armored forces is smaller than the 14-person general-purpose infantry squad of the coalition Chinese infantry mixed brigade. It is only a 1-person infantry squad, because most of the four-person vehicle crews accompany armored fighting vehicles.

    Such a vehicle-mounted infantry squad has one squad leader and one deputy squad leader each, and eight soldiers. The whole squad is equipped with 9 short-barreled M1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles, 1 Browning M1911 automatic pistol, and one M1917bra squad machine gun. Each row has  The second squad is additionally equipped with a Chinese-made 6mm platoon mortar door. Each mortar has a primary and secondary shooter. These four mortar primary and secondary shooters are also equipped with M1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles.  As for the m1911 Browning automatic pistol, as a self-defense weapon, it has already been equipped on every soldier of all field troops of the Chinese participating armies.
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